Helen of Sparta

Great Women of Greek Mythology Series

Helen is the most beautiful woman in the world. She may be the most beautiful woman ever. This beauty is a curse as much as a blessing, however, as men fight over her wherever she goes, even kidnapping her in order to possess her. She becomes the most hated woman in all of Greece for the war she sparks when she is abducted by Paris, favourite of Aphrodite. But is Helen really to blame? Is she a wilful seductress with no care for consequences of her actions or a mere plaything of the gods.

Great Women of Greek Mythology is a series of short books for young and old introducing readers to the ancient world through its heroines. These books aim to bring readers on a journey filled with excitement, drama, death and love, all while focusing on the women that have played such an important role in our history yet are still remembered as mere bystanders.